Raising Paladins - Raising Paladins chapter 94

Chapter 94. witch helena (2)

“Ahh… … No, I can’t stop it! knife!”

Tyra exclaimed with a desperate face.

Carl shook his head with a heavy expression.

“It is blood magic. It’s still hard with your skills.”

“ah… … .”

Tyra’s hands were covered in blood.

She tried to put the priest’s organs back inside somehow.

However, resuscitation was already impossible at the point when all the organs in the stomach had been poured out.

“Fine… … It’s okay, hahahaha… … .”

The priest’s expression was rather calm.

“I knew a day like this would come someday, it’s fortunate that I was able to act as a messenger before I die… … . The witch took her companions to be sacrificed for the king. They are concerned… … Everyone please rescue me. please… … .”

“The priest held both the sword and Tira’s hands tightly.

He even lowered his head.

“It is blood magic with a 12-hour limit. Over time, the magic wears off and the wound gets worse.”

“It is so terrible… … .”

Tira showed tears.

Since being able to heal with divine power, Tira has healed most of people’s wounds.

That too is close to perfect.

But today, I felt frustrated in front of a scary curse that I had never heard of, ‘Blood Magic’.

It was the reason Tira shed tears.

“It’s not your fault. That witch who plays with people like toys is wrong.”

The knife closed the priest’s eyes.

Then the sea lizards brought a stretcher and carefully loaded it, covering him with a cloth.

After hearing the news, priests from the Noon Church ran to the underground city with stretchers without a word.

“I will hold a grand funeral with the family members who died today.”

Liberator’s words.

The stiff-faced priests nodded.

***

“Do you know a witch named Helena?”

Head-to-head meeting again.

This time, even Lord Greenwood and his attendant priest attended Carl’s party.

The one who answered Carl’s question was the knowledgeable Lord Greenwood.

“You mean Helena, one of the Lich King’s four followers? Helena, a bewitching woman with a seductive smile.”

“You saw it right away.”

“I hope you… … Are you claiming that what happened to the priest earlier was the work of the sorceress Helena? Helena is a witch who disappeared with the Lich King when he fell 200 years ago. There’s no way he’s still alive.”

“I am just talking about the possibilities. There was only one witch in the history of the empire, Helena, who could use blood magic of that level.”

“What exactly is blood magic?”

This time the liberator asked.

“It is literally magic that uses blood as a medium. Magic is mysterious and elegant, but it is also a law under the law of the sun god, the creator, and you have to pay a price to use magical power. For example, it takes the life of a goose to cook an egg with magic. Blood magic offers blood in exchange for magical power.”

“It must not be the caster’s own blood… … .”

“That’s right. You can use blood magic on your own blood, and indeed it’s the most powerful medium, but you’ll lose your life if you do. Animal blood and monster blood are mainly used, and when human blood is used, powerful power is obtained. As you saw earlier.”

A soreness flowed through the conference room.

“Could that blood magic be used in battle?”

one of the sea lizard leaders asked.

There was fear in his eyes, along with hesitation.

“of course. It can do extensive damage. I’ve seen thousands kill at the same time with thousands of drops of blood… … No, I have read it.”

“It is a frightening force. but a knife.”

“yes.”

“Why did Carl mention a witch named Helena?”

“The priest who died said it was a blue-eyed witch. There is only one witch in the history books who uses blood magic and has blue eyes. But as Lord Greenwood said, Helena lived 200 years ago. It is just a possibility.”

“If the sorceress is right, what will happen?”

“There will be a bloody wind blowing.”

“… … !”

Seductive Helena, one of the Lich King’s four followers.

She was one of the most puzzling enemies of the sword and the legions of the Empire.

Knowing that she would lose if she fought with a sword, the enchantress Helena tried to assassinate the leader by dazzling the soldiers with evil blood magic, or repeatedly dragged them into terrain that was advantageous to her and slaughtered them while running away from the battlefield.

‘Certainly the corps commanders aren’t alive.’

Of the four corps commanders, two were directly decapitated by Carl.

She couldn’t kill Helena and the other corps commanders.

Because they disappeared before the war was even over.

At that time, there were many opinions that they were trying to attack the capital or other strategic points of the empire after attracting the imperial corps to the Crescent Moon Plain over their disappearance.

However, the two commanders did not appear until the moment the Lich King’s Life Vessel was broken.

But are you still alive after 200 years?

It also quietly endured without causing any damage to the Empire?

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‘The things he said when he died also bothered me.’

said the Lich King.

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Just as the moon waxes and wanes repeatedly, when the sun crosses the twilight horizon, he will return.

‘Did he leave Helena and the other corps commanders behind in advance to prepare for the future?’

The Lich King was an evil but brilliant strategist.

He’s the kind of guy who would do something like that.

In addition, the priest who died from a stomach split said that Helena took three priests as a ‘sacrificial offering for the king’.

‘King, King… … .’

The sorceress Helena is a murderer who has lost her reason and is a madman who enjoys perverted slaughter.

However, apart from that, he is a very good magician and a battle mage who is good at fighting.

After 200 years of losing his divine power, Carl could be sure that there would be no magician who could defeat Helena even if he searched the entire empire.

An existence that such a wizard could call a ‘king’… … .

Only one sword came to mind.

‘f*cking skeleton bones.’

If Helena is really alive… … .

Then, the fight we are fighting now is not just for the safety of Derdrang and the sea lizard clan.

Such a fight that the entire empire could be swallowed up in darkness.

So, I had to win.

Because the direction of every war is decided in the first fight.

“excuse me… … knife?”

Tira called and woke Carl, who was deep in thought.

“Oh, sorry.”

Carl apologized to the leadership for waiting while he fell into the past for a moment.

“Shouldn’t we be prepared, Carl?”

“I guess so.”

“Have you thought of anything?”

Greenwood asked.

I looked around for a while and everyone was looking at the knife.

“I think I need to practice for a while.”

“Is it training? In the midst of such an emergency?”

“yes.”

You need to strengthen the Silver Heart.

If you run into the enchantress Helena as it is now, you can’t be assured of victory.

You must complete the Silver Heart as soon as possible so that you can properly use the Sacred Sword.

“War should not rule out any possibility. If the witch the priest was talking about is really Lady Helena, then there must be someone who can deal with her. No matter how high-level strategies are devised and the enemy’s loopholes are exploited, in the end, the stronger side wins the war. If Helena or a blood mage equivalent to her appears from the other side, we must have the power to stop it.”

“Are you saying you want to be that force?”

“I don’t mind if it’s someone else, but I seem to have the best chance.”

All the leaders, including Greenwood, nodded.

There was not a single person gathered here who did not see the skill of the sword.

“Before Cosmopolitan Helena appears on the frontlines herself, we need to get our strength up. Luckily, Helena isn’t the type to take the lead in an all-out war, so she’ll have some time. Everyone, please prepare for the attack of the fish people. They will continue to attack like today.”

“All right. Is there anything else I can help you with?”

Carl shook his head at the liberator’s words.

“It is something I have to do alone. Hanson, Meisa and Tyra will also fight alongside you here. Try not to let the enemy know that I am away.”

“yes.”

Carl made eye contact with Hanson, Meisa, and Tira, one by one.

After checking their determined eyes, Carl asked the liberator again.

“Have you ever seen a tree with mysterious fruits around Derdrang?”

“What do you mean by mysterious fruit?”

“Like a tree with divine power, it is a tree that produces fruits that can feel divine power.”

“hmm… … .”

A demon summoning ceremony that took place at Meirium City Hall.

The demon summoned was the spiritual body of Baphomet, one of the 72 demons.

he said to Carl.

There are three more mystical trees in the empire, such as the golden apple tree.

There is a golden apple tree in Meirium, the easternmost part of the empire, so it could be near Derdrang here in the southernmost part.

What if you find that tree?

It will be of great help in restoring the sword to its former strength.

“Unfounded rumors circulated a long time ago. It was not a tree, but a coral that swayed with green energy and produced mysterious herbs. It was like a legend passed down through the clan.”

“Please continue.”

“They said that if you eat that coral reef, you can get the power of the gods. However, since no one has ever seen it, it has become just a story that children like. Of course, there were often people who firmly believed in the story and went out to find it. You’re like my teacher, Darnar-Crete from the past.”

“… … Did the Master go in search of that legendary coral reef? Was that what you said about your long trip before?”

“Yes, it is difficult to tell you a longer story. It’s because it’s related to Master’s personal business.”

“All right. But where are those coral reefs?”

“According to legend, it is said to be in a secret temple that only the chosen can reach on the day the sea opens its hidden ways. But they don’t even know what path the sea hides, so they have no clue. It’s vague.”

“The road hidden by the sea… … .”

Carl thought for a moment.

Then, suddenly, something came to mind.

“You liberator.”

“Yes, Carl.”

“Have you and your clan explored all the hundreds of passages around here? I mean, have you ever reached the end of a passage where the seawater periodically fills up and opens and closes?”

“… … !”

The road hidden by the sea.

It can be different depending on how you interpret it.

So, as Carl just said, the passageway filled with seawater periodically could also be a road hidden by the sea.

“I guess we should start there.”

Carl rose from his seat.